We got a wakeup alarm around 6:45 am. Breakfast was being served. It was rough getting up. I didn't sleep very well. For some reason, I woke up at 3am and could not go back to sleep. it didn't help that I got bitten a few times by sand flies and was itching like crazy. Not sure how I managed to get up, dress, clean the sheets off the bed and make it to breakfast, but I did.
Breakfast was a tasty scrambled egg with
sausage, bacon, hash browns, some cereal and yogurt on the side. Couldn't ask for a better meal for an early cold morning. We also warmed ourselves up with multiple cups of hot chocolate and green tea. It was cold in Milford Sound in the early hours! I think I had on five layers of clothes and I was still shivering.We got to see some fur seals (tri fecta of animal sightings!) and got to pass under some huge waterfalls that were three times the height of Niagara Falls. We also got to get really close to the mountains. There is this one point where the rock just drops straight down from 700 feet up in the air. Gives you a true sense as to how awesome mother nature really is and how small we are in the grand scheme of things. We were told that some lady base jumped off of that mountain. Nuts.
We got
back to shore around 9:30 am and headed back to Queenstown. Much quicker this time because we didn't stop for any sightseeing (mainly because I slept the entire way back and didn't demand Eric to stop so I could take pictures). Our first stop was Ferg Burger, #1 on Trip Advisor. It was very tasty, mostly due to the BBQ-like sauce that they put on the burger. I still prefer In n' Out, but it wasn't a bad substitute.As the Scenic Suites were booked up, we used points and stayed at the Earnslaw Lodge which was slightly further outside of town. That wasn't a problem for us since we had a car. I quickly fell asleep and slept for the next four hours! I think it was the anti-motion sickness meds I took. I was drowsy all day. I finally woke up and we headed out to grab dinner at Fishbone. We decided to try the New Zealand crayfish (lobster). It was pricey, but we justified it with our casino winnings from a few days ago. I had a half dozen raw oysters and the clam vongole linguine which was tasty. The oysters were ok, mushier than what I like, but still tasty.
Eric went to town on his lobster. It was very meaty and he made sure to eat every single piece of meat on that sucker. I was impressed.We considered playing black jack again for an hour or so but the tables were more packed than on Saturday. We suspect an Asian tour group must have pulled into town because the tables were full of Asians on a Monday. Hahah. So, we decided to just go back to the lodge and prepare for the rest of our trip.
For pictures of the day, go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=eric.chang1&target=ALBUM&id=5411253265369984369&authkey=Gv1sRgCMDjhbLJmqO1Sg&feat=email
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